Finding a party and losing some friends: Overcoming the weaknesses of the prime ministerial figure in Italy

O’Malley, Eoin; Cavatorta, Francesco

doi:10.1080/1356977042000316727

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“…I will now test this claim through a ‘most different’ case study design. Italy has a strong legislature, and the executive has less influence over government, relative to almost every other consensual democracy in Europe (Hine and Finocchi, 1991; O’Malley and Cavatorta, 2004). Ireland, on the other hand, has a weak legislature but strong cabinet government (individual ministries).…”

Section: Legitimizing the Politics Of Reform: Social Pacting And Parlmentioning

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Rethinking social pacts in Europe: Prime ministerial power in Ireland and Italy

Regan

2016

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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In Ireland and Southern European countries, social pacts were widely seen as a mechanism to mobilize broad support for weak governments to legitimate difficult reforms in the context of monetary integration. I retrace the politics of these pacts in Ireland and Italy to argue that it was less the condition of ‘weak government’ that enabled the negotiation of tripartite pacts, than the intervention of a ‘strong executive’: the prime minister’s office. Social pacts were pursued as a political strategy to enhance prime ministerial executive autonomy. In the aftermath of the euro crisis, this means of enhancing executive autonomy has been replaced by the negotiation of grand coalition governments, with the exclusion of unions; but this continues the trend towards the prime ministerialization of politics.

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Section: Legitimizing the Politics Of Reform: Social Pacting And Parlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking social pacts in Europe: Prime ministerial power in Ireland and Italy

Regan

2016

European Journal of Industrial Relations

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Explaining Japan's Fragile Premierships in the Post-Koizumi Era

Mishima

2012

East Asia

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Party, coalition, premiership: the role of Silvio Berlusconi in coalition dynamics and its determinants

Vercesi

2013

Contemporary Italian Politics

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Silvio Berlusconi has unquestionably been one of Italy's most important political figures since the early 1990s. The general election campaign of February 2013 demonstrated that he is anything but out of the political game. Consequently, it seems worthwhile to examine Berlusconi as a prime minister and coalition leader. This article seeks to understand the extent to which he was able to command and guide his governing coalition, as Prime Minister, as well as his influence and the constraints on his actions. After presenting the theoretical framework, the article examines Berlusconi within the context of Italian political history and explores his impact on coalition governance by illustrating two cases of how he managed intra-coalition conflicts during his second term of office. Finally, it discusses the findings and highlights the resources Berlusconi was able to deploy 'against' his allies and the constraints he faced as Prime Minister. A brief comparison of Berlusconi and other Italian prime ministers is provided.

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Finding a party and losing some friends: Overcoming the weaknesses of the prime ministerial figure in Italy

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Cited by 4 publications

References 13 publications

Rethinking social pacts in Europe: Prime ministerial power in Ireland and Italy

Rethinking social pacts in Europe: Prime ministerial power in Ireland and Italy

Explaining Japan's Fragile Premierships in the Post-Koizumi Era

Party, coalition, premiership: the role of Silvio Berlusconi in coalition dynamics and its determinants

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